The Wall to The Tower - 2025

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Wine Tasting
July 30, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
I decided to do a wine tasting. It was outside of Strasbourg, so I had to take the train. It was beautiful there. I got 5 samples and a tour of the winery. I ended up buying one bottle. They have one barrel that was made for the 1900 (i think) World Exposition!
The white bottle shaped thing is a bubble wrap package that is shaped for transporting winr bottles (and it's reusable!)Read more
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Lucky
July 30, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Good thing I got to the restaurant i wanted to go to (La Fignette) when I did. There is now a line 20-25 people long!
I got a Munster Flammeküche for my main meal, and an apple flambée'd in calvados and cinnamon Flammeküche for dessert.Read more
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Last Stop
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
The last top on the tour was to see a "public" high school in the area. This school was public, but it had requirements in order to get into it. One of the requirements is that students must score high enough proficiency in multiple languages (in addition to their native language - French). The guide said that usually, family with extensive travels or diplomatic careers usually are the ones who get in, making it basically a private school. He called it Frog-warts (like Hogwarts in Harry Potter, but with frog because of France).Read more
Beautiful pictures! What is the connection with France and frogs? [Sharon]
7/31/25Reply
TravelerThat's just the animal they get associated when when you make fun of them. Rooster is their official animal
8/1/25Reply
Very nice pictures! [Kim]
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Colmar
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
I decided to do a quick trip to the city of Colmar. It's only a 30-40 min train ride away.
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Bartholdi Museum - Part 1
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌩️ 73 °F
One of the two things I wanted to do here was see the Frédéric Bartholdi museum. He is the designer of the Statue of Liberty. They had a lot of scaled down versions of his work, as well as some possible alternative designs for works. I saw the Lion of Belfort there. I want to see that still. I didn't quite have enough time to take a train out to Belfort to see it though.Read more
That is soooooooooo cool! I like that museum! [Sharon]
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Bartholdi Museum - Part 2
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌩️ 75 °F
That's great! I'm surprised that they let you take pictures! [Sharon]
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Beautiful City
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ 🌩️ 75 °F
This city is in the same style as Strasbourg, except it has very narrow canals.
Canoes can't go through the canals? [Sharon]
8/2/25Reply
TravelerThey're pretty small canoes. You can see one in one of the pictures. It kind of blends in a little.
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Goodbye Strasbourg!
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
It's been a great trip to Strasbourg. Now off to Paris for my last stop!
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Paris!
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
I'm in Paris! Got here with no problems. Now to the metro and then the hotel!
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Hôtel Camille
July 31, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
All checked in. Because i used points and a free night, there are 2 reservations: one for tonight and one for Friday and Saturday. Ideally, I'd like to keep the same room. They said I could keep the same room, but it's small. Or I can switch after the first night and get a slightly better room (there is only the one open tonight). So I'm going to do the switch. We'll see if it ends up being worth it.
This is an example of an old-fashioned French elevator. Very small...lol It says it can hold up to 3 people, but the total weight need to be 225kg or less. To put that into pounds, there can be 3 people in the elevator weighing (including bags) 165 lbs each. The total weight allowed is 496 lbs.Read more
I think I'd switch too! [Sharon]
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Heading Out
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Now that I've had breakfast, it's time to see some sights!
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Notre Dame
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
I've been here multiple times. But its such an amazing place, I always have to come back.
It seems to be an amazing place! [Sharon]
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The Seine
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
The Seine is the river that goes through Paris and divides it into the left and right banks. Most of the time, you can walk along the side of it like here.
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Boooo
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
My FAVORITE monument, the St Michael's Fountain, is under renovation. :-(
Awwwwwwwwwwww. Too bad! [Sharon]
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I Love You
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This is the Wall of I Love You's. I've heard of it, but I dont think I've ever been here. They have "I love you" in SO many languages!
Isn't Paris where they have the locks on the bridge? [Sharon]
8/2/25Reply
TravelerThey took down the railings that had them because it was destroying the guardrail's stability (or at least thats what they said). There are lots of places that do it now (both in and outside of Paris/France)
8/3/25Reply
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Montmartre
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Off to Montmartre and the Sacré Cœur Basilica! I've been here a ton, but it's just so amazing to see, I have to go back. I took the funicular instead of walking up Paris's "mountain" this time....lol
Very nice! [Dad]
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No Cash Allowed
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
I stopped at a Crêpe place for lunch in Montmartre. Good thing I have cash on me because this place is a card only restaurant. Really good food! I got a savory crêpe and a dessert one :-)
Looks good! [Dad]
8/1/25Reply
What do you mean there's no cash allowed? If it's a cash only place, I'm confused! [Sharon]
8/2/25Reply
TravelerOpps, a mistype. It is a *card* only restaurant.
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Eiffel Tower
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
I can finally see the Eiffel Tower! I've missed it!
Nice! [Dad]
8/1/25Reply
Can you go up inside the Eiffel Tower? It looks very pretty! [Sharon]
8/2/25Reply
TravelerYou can go up to the 4th floor (they call it the 3rd because our 1st floor is their ground floor, making our 2nd floor their 1st, ect). I didn't gi up this time though.
8/3/25Reply
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The Flame
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
This is an exact replica of the Statue of Liberty's Flame.
Wow didn't know about that [Dad]
8/1/25Reply
What's the 3rd picture about? [Sharon]
8/2/25Reply
TravelerWell.... i could read it when I took the picture..... the gold makes it too hard for me to see it. :-(
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Best Spot
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
This is my new favorite spot to take pictures with the Eiffel Tower! It's a food bridge called Passerelle Debilly.
Great pic!! [Dad]
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Bateaux Mouches
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
This is the main company that does river boat trips up and down the Seine. It never gets old seeing this beautiful city!
Very nice [Dad]
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I love the pictures! [Sharon]
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Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
I went to the Père-Lachaise Cemetery for a couple of reasons. One, because everybody always asks if I went and saw Jim Morrison's grave. Two, a lot of other reqlly famous people are buried there. But three, it is talked about in a book we read in my French classes, so I wanted to take some pictures. I'll update later with a list of famous people I know of who are there.Read more
Good pic [Dad]
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Now you can say you saw it! [Sharon]
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New Room
August 1, 2025 in France ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This room is a LOT bigger and better. It has a walk-in shower, balcony, and is on the top floor. :-) I'll take it!
Better! [Dad]
8/1/25Reply
I love the picture of you!!!!! [Sharon]
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Luxembourg Gardens
August 2, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
When I studied here in college, this was my favorite place to relax, decompress, listen to some music, and people watch! Lots of statues and small monuments in here. They also have a tennis court, playgrounds, restaurants, (fixed in place) food trucks, and you can even ride horses (or maybe they were ponies, not sure)!Read more
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French Senate
August 2, 2025 in France ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
The French government has two houses in the legislative branch: National Assembly (like our House of Representatives) and the Senate. Their Senate is located here.
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